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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is demanding increased access to seafood in schools

foodmate 2022-12-20

From SeafoodNews on December 14, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said that the Biden administration is "committed to ensuring the nutritional security of all children" and that the Department of Agriculture encourages schools to "provide students with seafood as a healthy protein option recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans."

 
Seafood accounted for less than 2 percent of all animal protein purchased by the USDA for the National School Lunch Program from 2014 to 2019, which equates to just 3.4 ounces of seafood consumed per student per year, the equivalent of three sticks or a can of tuna.
 
Seafood purchases pale in comparison to the USDA's annual purchase of 43 chicken drumsticks, 21 beef patties, 12 slices of ham and 4 eggs per student. The program aims to help low-income families serve about 23 million students, 41 percent of school-age children.
 
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) wants the Department of Agriculture to help schools provide more seafood to students.
 
Referring to the federal dietary guidelines, the Government Accountability Office said school-age children should consume 4-10 ounces of seafood per week.
 
U.S. Senator Sen. Jack Reed said that in Rhode Island, Oregon and elsewhere, fishing is an important part of the seaside economy, and adding seafood to school lunches "is not only healthy" but will also "help the local economy, especially the fishing economy nationwide."

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